OPUS 2019—20 Years of Celebrating Christian Learning

April 9 was a beautiful day for the 20^th Annual OPUS celebration! The College also welcomed incoming freshmen and their parents as part of  the Third Annual Admitted Students Day.

As part of the rich tradition of OPUS, the day was filled with Christian scholarship, presentations, and performances. There were also games, a dunk tank, chalk drawings, snacks, and much more.

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Awards in Art & Design

Graphic Design:

• 1^st Place– Yolanda Sinaga: “Vaporfly 4% Infographic”
• 2^nd Place – Mariah Nelesen: “Unroll”
• 3^rd Place –  John Michael Jones: “Gene’s Refried Beans”

Printmaking/Photography:

• 1^st Place – Claire Sukamto: “Facelift”
• 2^nd Place – Jacob Boglio: “Doy Dags”
• 3^rd Place – Emilianna Sweeting: “Faded”

Sculpture/3D:

• 1^st Place – Deborah Fry: “Untitled”
• 2^nd Place – Deborah Fry: “Jumble”
• 3^rd Place – Dainius Soliunas: “Ever-Shifting Sun”

Drawing/Painting/Mixed Media:

• 1^st Place – Alexandria Johnson: “My Safe Space, Untitled Inner Feelings, Untitled black & white, A Rainstorm”
• 2^nd Place – Samantha Willis: “Normal vs Mental, Still Life”
• 3^rd Place – Anne James: “Bart Simpson”
• Honorable Mention – Rachel Bast: “Disappointed”
• Honorable Mention – Gabrielle Lenting: “Headache”
• Honorable Mention – Jacob Boglio: “Expanse”
• Honorable Mention – Gabrielle Lenting: “Color Theory”

BEST IN SHOW  (Printmaking/Photography)

Claire Sukamto: “Incognito”

Awards in Literary Arts

Fiction:

• 1^st Place – Leah Taylor
• 2^nd Place – Leah Taylor
• 3^rd Place – Emily Homman
• Honorable Mention – Shinhye Hwang

Non-Fiction:

• 1^st Place – Deborah Fry

Poetry:

• 1^st Place – Leah Taylor
• 2^nd Place – Jessica Pilota

Awards in Music

Instrumental:

• 1^st Place — Ranita Luhur, piano: “Selling Sundry Goods”
• 2^nd Place — Jonathan Rietveld, trumpet: “Fantasie Brillante”
• 3^rd Place — Emily Homman, bassoon: Sonata in F minor, movement 1

Vocal:

• 1^st Place — Morgan Limback: “Stars and the Moon”
• 2^nd Place — Aaron De Boer: “Love Leads to Battle”
• 3^rd Place (tie) — Benjamin Friesen: “Extraordinary” and Ryan Van Gilst: “Lost in the Wilderness

Presentation Showdown Award (Best Presentation)

• 1^st Place — Abigail Lammers, Casey Wiegers: “Tiny Killers on Campus: Viruses in Local Waterways”
• 2^nd Place — Abigail Lammers, Amber Shoberg, Andrew Kowitz: “Writing in the Language of God: Editing Genomes at Trinity”

Runners up:

• Abigail Lammers: “From Predators to Prey: Shark Misconceptions, Threats, and Conservation Efforts”
• Nicole Syverson: “Therapeutic Communication”
• Peyton Carroll: “Creating a Wellness Program”

Golden Troll (department with highest proportion of presentations, both at OPUS and off-campus: Biology Department